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Madeira Natural Park

Madeira, Portugal · built 1982

The Madeira Natural Park (Parque Natural da Madeira) is a large biological reserve in Madeira with a unique endemic flora and fauna. It was created in 1982 to safeguard the natural heritage of the archipelago, and contains a number of endangered species including global rarities such as Zino's petrel. This nature park encompasses nearly two-thirds of the territory of the island of Madeira, and within it are nature reserves, protected landscapes and leisure zones. Its key habitat is the laurel forest. Madeira's evergreen forests were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

NatureReserve data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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